Thank You! TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY!!!  I started this Two-Fifty Tuesday blog 250 posts ago as a way to offer you writing encouragement in 250 words or less (yes, on a Tuesday😊) Years ago when I first started writing, I … Continue reading →

Leave Room For Magic A long time ago, watching me in the throes of yet another existential angsty meltdown about the freakin’ muddy middle of my at-the-time work-in-progress, my husband cocked his head, peering at me with befuddled concern.  “If it makes … Continue reading →

Real But Irrational Do you walk? While I appreciate there may be some with limitations in mobility, let’s assume the majority of us can, indeed, walk.  Do you make your living from walking? Are you a postal carrier or, say, … Continue reading →

YOURS MATTER Ever felt like an outlier about your opinion on a book? Especially one that is either a bestseller or an award-winner, or one that is just raved about by your friends. What am I missing?  I recently encountered that … Continue reading →

There’s No Such Thing as a “Crappy” First Draft–REALLY! It bears repeating: a first draft is not supposed to be perfect. Or, well, it is perfect if you assess it according to the right criteria. Does it get your ideas on the … Continue reading →

Own What You Love During a recent trip to New Orleans, I indulged in a cemetery tour, a walking ghost tour, a ghost-hunting tour (in my actual haunted hotel!!), voodoo stores and vampire restaurants. It was all spooky, spiritual fun.  … Continue reading →

How Far for YOUR Passion Project? You may be familiar with the Netflix TV series Wednesday, based on the Addams’ Family. In that show, set in contemporary times, the teen protagonist Wednesday writes a novel.  On a typewriter. She has only … Continue reading →

Write for YOU Fame is fleeting, we all know that, yet so many of us chase the bestseller list. Nothing wrong with that! But even if that version of success comes with a few extra dollars, money is rarely the only reason … Continue reading →

There’s No Wrong Way to Read! I had an appointment with a new dentist. I was stretched out on the chair, with my quill-and-inkwell ankle tattoo on full display. This new dentist complimented me on it. “Are you a writer?” … Continue reading →

Despair is Real, but Take Heart In high school, I would often write short stories for my friends. I would take their interests—sports, theatre, a favourite book or movie—and weave them into a story tailored just for them. I thought … Continue reading →